Growth and Change

Edited by:
Thomas R. Leinbach

Print ISSN: 0017-4815
Online ISSN: 1468-2257
Frequency: Quarterly
Current Volume: 41 / 2010
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 16/43 Planning & Development
Impact Factor: 1.096

TopAuthor Guidelines

Submitting Manuscripts to Growth and Change

Growth and Change welcomes manuscripts from scholars and professionals in all disciplines and specialties. Contributions from economics, geography, regional science, urban and regional planning, public finance, sociology, and agricultural economics are particularly encouraged. Increasingly we are interested in submissions that bring a multi-disciplinary perspective to bear on the problems addressed. Both policy and theoretical implications of topics and a focus on urban and regional development in domestic and international contexts are very appropriate. Innovative approaches and manuscripts, which address currently relevant issues in both global and national contexts, are sought. Examples of research that relate to urban and regional development include themes of innovation and technology, the digital economy, global production networks and their impact at a variety of geographic scales, entrepreneurship, economic restructuring (labor issues, outsourcing, knowledge workers), transportation (sustainability issues, travel behaviors, logistics and supply chain for competitive advantage), urban economics, rural futures and agriculture in the global economy.

ARTICLES

The manuscripts submitted to Growth and Change should typically be outcomes of research efforts which emanate from a key problem or issue and seek to develop this by deepening our understanding and contributing new insights and possibly data to existing knowledge. Both innovative quantitative and qualitative methodologies are encouraged. Each article should be accompanied by an abstract that briefly summarizes the central problem and the conclusions. All manuscripts should begin with an introduction to the problem or issue. This should be followed by the discussion of the theoretical bases or conceptual framework and should include a thorough literature review relating the current piece to previous and ongoing research. Where relevant, an explanation of the methodology should be included. This should then be followed by an analysis and a discussion/interpretation of the results. Finally, a conclusion which clearly states the findings should be provided. Variations on this typical structure may be appropriate given the nature of the submission.

PERSPECTIVES

Growth and Change publishes pieces under the name "Perspectives," which we define, in general, as essays intended to provoke thought and possibly debate about some aspect of the areas of interest covered by Growth and Change. These may take the form of a conceptual statement, methodological or theoretical inquiry, timely literature review, summary of the state of research in a particular field, and the like. Subsequent commentaries and replies, which further illuminate the same issues, may also be published. We strongly encourage the submission of such essays and endeavor to publish one or more in each issue of the journal.

Book Reviews

The journal also publishes solicited and unsolicited book reviews which are appropriate to the publishing themes and are of interest to our wide audience of readers.

The Manuscript Submission and Review Process

An electronic copy of the manuscript should be submitted in Microsoft Word without tracking changes. The author anonymized titled manuscript and abstract should be submitted as one attachment and the cover page identifying the author(s), acknowledgements, etc. as a second separate attachment. Since the review process is double blind, self-referencing should be avoided. These references can be added before publication. All documents, figures and tables should be initially submitted in Microsoft Word and not in pdf form. Figures may ultimately be required in electronic Postcript (EPS) format.

Growth and Change uses the Chicago Manual of Style as its general guide to mechanical stylistics. All manuscripts should be written in the third person. More information will be furnished upon request.

Manuscripts should be double-spaced, no more than 35 pages in length, preceded by an abstract and followed by references and graphics.

The editorial staff makes every effort to complete the initial screening within two weeks and to report the results to the author. If the manuscript is considered further and held for external review, at least three outside referees are selected and contacted. The readers are asked to provide their reviews within one month. Every effort is made to provide authors with the verbatim reviews and a publishing decision within three months or as quickly thereafter as possible. We are obviously dependent on the prompt return of reviews by our referees.

With the submission each author must state that the contribution is original, has not already been published in whole or substantial part, except for papers published or posted electronically mainly for local circulation (as in a workshop series), on an author's personal website, or as a working paper, and do not infringe the copyright, moral rights or other intellectual property rights of any other person and has not been submitted concurrently to any other journals.

PRE-SUBMISSION ENGLISH-LANGUAGE EDITING
Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission to improve the English. A list of independent suppliers of editing services can be found at http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/english_language.asp. Japanese authors can also find a list of local English improvement services at http://www.wiley.co.jp/journals/editcontribute.html. All services are paid for and arranged by the author, and use of one of these services does not guarantee acceptance or preference for publication.

Copyright Transfer Agreement (CTA)
Authors will be required to sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement (CTA) form. The CTA will allow the publisher to publish the article in print and online, to administer rights, and to follow up on any infringements of copyright. Manuscripts will not be sent to the publisher for production until a CTA form has been signed and submitted. Please submit a completed, signed Copyright Transfer Agreement form when submitting an article for publication. The CTA can be found by clicking on the link http://www.wiley.com/go/ctabus.

Manuscripts with cover letter should be electronically sent to:

Professor Thomas R Leinbach

Editor, Growth and Change

Department of Geography

University of Kentucky

Lexington KY 40506-0027

Email: leinbach@uky.edu

For further information, please contact via e-mail the Editor, Thomas R Leinbach.

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